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History

The table below provides a summary of key developments since AGIC's inception.

Date

Event

30 November 2011

14 November 2011

8 October 2011

October 2011

29 September 2011

11 August 2011

August 2011

May 2011

12 April 2011

17 November 2010

26 October 2010

26 October 2010

AGIC AGM, Brisbane

Darwin Procurement Masterclass

Third Annual AGIC Conference, Melbourne

Round Two Pilot Trials commence

Foundation Members Tool Preview

Procurement Masterclass

Round One Pilot Trials commence

AGIC-CIEAM Workshops Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne

Thiess Breakfast Symposium

AGIC membership employee numbers exceed 66,000

Launch of Knowledge Hub, CCA Guidelines and Quick Check Sustainability Reference Guide

AGIC Annual Conference, Brisbane

28 September 2010

12 August 2010

March 2010

Category authorship briefing workshop, Sydney

AGIC AGM, Brisbane

AGIC’s Brisbane “Transport and sustainability” seminar hosted by MWH.

AGIC Membership employee numbers exceeded 43,000.

Brisbane meeting with Executive member of The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) re their proposal to develop a similar rating scheme in USA.

March 2010

Board approves 5 Year Business Plan and establishes volunteer group to establish an online AGIC Knowledge Hub

February 2010

Development of Climate Change Vulnerability sub-category 1.4 commences by Parsons Brinkerhoff with funding from NSW’s DECCW / AGIC.

January 2010

Board approves AGIC Charter

November 2009

AGIC National one day Strategic Planning Workshop conducted and sponsored by ARUP, to determine the AGIC 5 year forward strategy and business plan.

AGIC’s Inaugural industry/Government forum on climate change hosted by AGIC, facilitated by GHD and sponsored by NSW’s DECCW.

7 October 2009

AGIC’s inaugural National Conference (Sydney) a huge success with over 120 delegates!

October 2009

AGIC signed an MoU with Infrastructure Partnership Australia

October 2009

MoU signed with Crane Environmental UK (Administrators of CEEQUAL, UK’s Civil Engineering Environmental Quality rating scheme)

August 2009

AGIC Perth lunch seminar hosted by AECOM & themed “Sustainability in Infrastructure”.

6 August 2009

Inaugural Annual General Meeting, appointment of new Board & constitution revised.

August 2009

Release of inaugural  Annual Report

July 2009

Bluescope Steel and Plastic Industry Pipe Association of Australia provide funding for developing 3.3 Materials Selection & Use sub-category

June 2009

First overseas member - NIIEPA from Taiwan

May 2009

AGIC Victorian Breakfast Launch hosted by ARUP

May 2009

Preferred Sub-Category Authors nominated

April 2009

AGIC was an endorsing organization for the AFR Sydney conference

AGIC Roadshow in Adelaide

March 2009

Colonial First State –AGIC  Sydney Round Table with equity fund managers themed “Sustainability and Infrastructure”.

Colonial First State –AGIC  Melbourne Round Table with equity fund managers themed “Sustainability and Infrastructure”.

February 2009

PWC reviewed AGIC Business Case and workshopped it with the AGIC Board

Tender documents sent to applicants who lodged an expression of interest for Category / sub Category authorship and peer review.

AGIC Roadshow in Sydney

Tender documents sent to applicants who lodged an expression of interest for Category / sub Category authorship and peer review.

December 2008

AGIC Roadshow in Perth

AGIC became member of ASBEC

November 2008

AGIC’s inaugural Sheraton breakfast seminar by the Western Australia network hosted by GHD, to introduce the AGIC Rating Scheme.

Expressions of Interest were called for Category Authors and Peer Reviewers

October 2008

AGIC/Clayton Utz Panel session held in Sydney

Doug Harland appointed CEO of AGIC

Antony Sprigg, appointed Tool Development Project Manager – sponsored by GHD

August 2008

Draft framework of rating tool completed

28 May 2008

May 2008

30 April 2008

AGIC Registered as a Business

Freehill's prepared constitution and AGIC was incorporated as a not for profit limited by guarantee.

Category Development Workshop sponsored by Worley Parsons

28 February 2008

“Open for Membership” function at Queensland’s Parliament House

1 November 2007

The concept was launched at the SSEE Conference in Perth

27 June 2007

Following the workshop on 7 June, an ISG and associated Working Groups were formed on 27 June to further develop the project concept for Australia. It was recognised that a national scheme would need resources secured through stakeholder engagement, and that a staged process of IBC development, then Business Case development would be needed to secure support.

7 June 2007

Thiess sponsored a business planning workshop with stakeholders on 7 June.

Queensland EPA sponsored the first stage of development of the Business Case.

April/May 2007

Steering Committee members were unable to find a similar tool or group developing such a scheme, though some locally produced manuals, tools and guides were found or were in the process of being developed. A number of scheme models which address scheme administration, governance, financial management, marketing, tool development, project assessments, and training were identified. Committee members also agreed that stakeholder input and support would be essential if the scheme was to achieve its objectives and that a Business Case was needed.

March 2007

Interested attendees from the seminar and other professionals met and agreed there was merit in developing such a scheme. A Steering Committee was formed which subsequently:

  • Nominated scheme boundaries and scope
  • Decided to conduct an investigation into other similar schemes and tools in existence locally and internationally to prevent duplication of efforts
  • Acted as an “epi-centre” for scheme initiation.

February 2007

David Hood and Glenn Hedges presented 'Does Australia Need an Environmental Rating Scheme for Non-building Projects' at Engineers Australia, Brisbane.

 

 

            
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